The Consulate General of Vietnam in Canada's Vancouver city and the Vietnam - Canada Business Association (VCBA) have jointly organised a Vietnamese Food Day in the city of same name, aiming to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1973-2023).
Vietnamese products introduced at the Vietnamese Food Day opens in Canada (Photo: VNA)
Ottawa (VNA) 🍸– The Consulate General of Vietnam in Canada's Vancouver city and the Vietnam - Canada BusinessAssociation (VCBA) have jointly organised a Vietnamese Food Day in the city of samename, aiming to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1973-2023).
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Consul GeneralNguyen Quang Trung briefed participants on the beauty of the Vietnamese culinary art and praisedcontributions by the Vietnamese community and the Southeast Asian country’s cuisinein diversifying the overall picture of food in Vancouver in particular andCanada in general. The diplomat also informed guests of the business environment and investment opportunities in Vietnam in the contextthat the two sides are members of the Comprehensiveand Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Vietnamese community in Canada currentlyhas about 300,000 people and there are about 21,000 Vietnamese studentsstudying in Canada. This is said to be an important resource and a social basisthat contributes to promoting the development of the two countries' relationship in all fields,especially in cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges. The ties between Vietnam and Canada have seenpositive changes since the two sides established a Comprehensive Partnership in2017. Vietnam has become Canada’s biggest trading partner in ASEAN and agateway for Canadian enterprises to invest in Southeast Asia as well as theAsia-Pacific. Meanwhile, Canada has become Vietnam’s second largestpartner in Americas. Two-way trade reached 7 billion USD in 2022 and thefigure is expected to climb to 10 billion USD in 2023. /.
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Vietnamese products introduced at the Vietnamese Food Day opens in Canada (Photo: VNA) 
